Furyborn review: two queens, a thousand years apart, a prophecy that could save or doom the world. Ambitious, uneven, honestly rated 3.5 hearts.
Skin of the Sea review: a West African-inspired Little Mermaid retelling with gorgeous myth, real stakes, and a debut's pacing problems.
An honest review of The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi: stunning prose and a swoony slow burn, undercut by a hazy, hard-to-follow plot.
The Bone Witch review: gorgeous worldbuilding and a necromancer heroine worth rooting for, but a dual timeline that tests your patience.
Lord of the Flies review: an honest look at Golding's island classic, why it's more brilliant as a choice than a school assignment, and where it sags.
Matched review: gorgeous prose, a restrained love triangle, and a dystopia that's more mood than momentum. Honest take on Ally Condie's YA debut.
Honest review of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han: the slow burn, the brothers, the triangle, and where it actually sags.
TheYAShelf reviews The Catcher in the Rye: an honest look at Holden Caulfield's voice, the discourse, and why this classic still divides readers.
Honest review of The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae: a fun desert death-race premise, a likable heroine, and a middle that sags. 3.5 hearts.
A moody Greek-myth murder mystery with a fated soulmate romance. Honest review of Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou.
